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Coprich, Roberson, Illinois St. beat Austin Peay

Marshaun Coprich ran for 156 yards and two scores, Tre Roberson threw four touchdown passes and Illinois State beat Austin Peay, 55-6, Saturday night.

Roberson completed 12 of 16 passes for 222 yards and Lechein Neblett had four catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Illinois State (3-0) racked up 27 first downs, punted just twice and scored a touchdown on its first five possessions of the second half. The sixth was an eight-play, 28-yard drive which bled the final 5:35 off the clock.

Austin Peay (0-4) has now lost 16-straight games dating back to a 38-31 win over Tennessee Tech on Nov. 17, 2012. The Governors didn't get a first down until the second quarter and had just 88 total yards in the first half as Illinois State jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead.

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